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Lot 458 · Contemporary Art Day Auction

The Chosen Ones

Chris Ofili

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Estimate
£30,000–£40,000 hammer ≈ $51,452–$68,603
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 1 July 2014
Record ID
TB-2026-4276556
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Chris Ofili, The Chosen Ones. Sotheby's, 1 Jul 2014, lot 458. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4276556.

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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Jul 2014

LotArtistEstimateResult
Librije Walburgskerk Zutphen I Candida Höfer £5,000–£7,000
May 19 Bassacs Bridget Riley £20,000–£30,000
One Ear And... Yoshitomo Nara £10,000–£15,000
Untitled Sam Francis £40,000–£60,000
Tooba Series Shirin Neshat £30,000–£40,000
Respirare l'Ombra dell'Acanto Giuseppe Penone £12,000–£18,000

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Chris Ofili Scatology 1 Christie's, Oct 2025
Chris Ofili The Almighty Shadow Phillips, Nov 2023
Chris Ofili Dancers in Blue Sotheby's, Sep 2017
Chris Ofili Two works: (i-ii) Untitled Phillips, Mar 2022
Chris Ofili Two Women (Blue) Sotheby's, Oct 2023

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